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misallocative

misallocative adjective: of or pertaining to the misallocation of resources.

Adjective

misallocative (not comparable)

  1. (uncommon) Of or pertaining to the misallocation of resources.
    • Since the model is fairly parsimonious, we can quantitatively assess the misallocative effects of monopsony.2024 November 8, Pietro Garibaldi, Enrico Durilio Turri, “Monopsony in Growth Theory”, in CEPR discussion papers, number DP19652

Origin of misallocative

From mis- + allocative.

Questions about misallocative

What does misallocative mean?
Misallocative means of or pertaining to the misallocation of resources.
What part of speech is misallocative?
Misallocative is an adjective.

Words near misallocative in the dictionary

  1. misallocated
  2. misallocates
  3. misallocating
  4. misallocation
  5. misallocations
  6. misallocative
  7. misallot
  8. misallotment
  9. misallotments
  10. misallots
  11. misallotted

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